Nearly 90 video game fans waited outside the Best Buy store in Kenosha on Wednesday night, Nov. 4, despite cold temperatures and drizzle, for the release of a remake of a classic game.
The Nintendo Switch 2 remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time became available at 11 p.m. Central time, which was midnight Eastern. By about 10:45 p.m., roughly 65 people were already in line, with about 20 more joining before release.
Among those waiting were Sam, 28, of Bristol, who arrived dressed as Link, the hero of the series, with a shield, sword and other accessories, and his friend Steven, 32, of Gurnee, Illinois. Sam also played an ocarina for others in line while they waited.
The original Ocarina of Time was released for the Nintendo 64 in 1998. Fans in line ranged from teenagers to people in their 50s, and many said they wanted a physical copy of the game rather than a download.
Store employees brought customers inside in small groups of two or three at a time after the release began. A small number of special-edition consoles and themed controllers had already been claimed, but the store had copies of the game for those in line, and everyone had been served by midnight.
